Ushuaia, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina
11 Days - Prince Albert II - Voyage 7024
December 8 – 19, 2010
Dear Friends of Chappellet Winery,
Please join us on a wholly remarkable adventure with Silversea Cruises on the Prince Albert II Expedition Ship for its cruise to Antarctica from December 8 to 19, 2010. This will be a culinary and wine experience that you will never forget, as the destination and the amenities, including Chappellet wines throughout the trip, will be profoundly exciting and enriching.
The Prince Albert II, which boasts a strengthened hull at the highest Lloyd’s Register ice-class notation, was specifically designed to navigate waters in remote destinations, including both polar regions. In addition to being structurally remarkable, the Prince Albert II is also the most luxurious expedition vessel at sea.
The Antarctic is vast and contains a surprising multitude of wildlife to compliment the vast and eerie land and waterscapes. On each day of our six at the Antarctic Peninsula, Silversea will include complimentary zodiac departures with expert guest naturalists bringing you personally into the unique environment with its dramatic manifestations of beauty.
Aboard the vessel, Carissa will host Chappellet wine dinners and tastings and will explain the special Napa Valley terroir on Pritchard Hill that creates grapes that result in the highly rated and sought-after wines of Chappellet. Archie, who has been a wine collector for many years and has participated in some of the most special tastings imaginable, will comment about Chappellet’s connection with, and relationship to the world’s greatest wines, as well as their symbiotic relationship with the culinary arts as presented by the renowned Silversea team.
This once-in-a-lifetime trip is one that we wish to share with our closest friends and supporters. Please join us on Silversea’s phenomenal excursion into the rarest of all natural destinations as we explore places that few can visit and do so in a style that is thoroughly enjoyable and edifying. We look forward to sharing this special adventure with you.
Best wishes and best personal regards,
Archie and Carissa
Archie McLaren
Archie McLaren is no stranger to the world of fine cuisine and rare wine. He is the founding Bailli of the Central Coast Chapter of the Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, a member of the Wine & Food Society of San Francisco, the San Francisco Chapter of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin and the Marin County Chapter of the International Wine & Food Society. He is the former Cellarmaster of the Avila Bay Wine Society, and the former President of the Central Coast Wine Society.
He has served as Chairman/Executive Director of both the San Luis Obispo Vintners & Growers Association and the Paso Robles Westside Grand Crew. He is one of only two Americans inducted into the Austrian Wine Brotherhood, and one of the few Americans inducted into the Commanderie des Bontemps - Medoc et Graves & Sauternes et Barsac of Bordeaux in France. He has recently joined the Wine Committee of COPIA, the American Center for Wine Food & the Arts.
Archie has long been associated with charitable wine auctions. Not only did he serve for many years as the American Institute of Wine & Food's Rare & Fine Wine and Auction Consultant, he also served as a Director on its National Board. He is the Founder & Chairman of the Central Coast Wine Classic, a prestigious and comprehensive food and wine event, held each year in July and in its twenty-third year, which boasts Wine Spectator among its many significant sponsors. With auction proceeds often approaching or exceeding $1,000,000, the Central Coast Wine Classic is one of America's most successful charity wine auctions.
The Central Coast Wine Classic not only promotes the wine, culinary and hospitality industries, it also confers substantive proceeds upon a continually expanding number of healing, performing and studio arts organizations on the Central Coast of California.
Archie has assisted in launching charity auctions in Washington, D.C., Honolulu, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara. His partner in life, Carissa Chappellet, an owner of Chappellet Winery in the Napa Valley and the winery's ambassador, and he have served as Chairs of the WYES Public Television Auction in New Orleans and are frequent donors to charitable wine auctions throughout the United States.
Archie is frequently invited to attend tastings of rare and collectible wines throughout the country and has participated in comprehensive vertical tastings of Chateaux d'Yquem, Latour, Cos d'Estournel, Leoville Las Cases and Cheval Blanc, as well as La Tache, Hermitage La Chapelle, Penfolds Grange, Vega Sicilia Unico, and Beaulieu Vineyards Georges de Latour Private Reserve, among a number of others. A long-time Champagne aficionado who has attended many tastings of rare Champagnes, Archie was Founder and Director of the International Festival of Methode Champenoise.
On San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara Public Radio KCBX, Archie has hosted a fine wine program, the Wine Drinker's Guide to Indulgence, for twenty-three years, and has been a writer on fine wine for Adventure's in Dining, the San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune, New Times and Santa Barbara Magazine.
His education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University, a Juris Doctor of Law degree from the University of Memphis, and post-graduate studies in Humanities, English Literature and International Marketing at various universities.
Archie McLaren is involved in an array of civic activities, both in the arts and in the community in general. He has received the San Luis Obispo Visitors & Convention Bureau's Annual Tourism Award. He has twice served as the President of the Board of Directors of the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, and as a member of the Board of the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council. He was the Chairman of the Avila Beach Front Street Enhancement Committee that designed the promenade and park for the rejuvenation of the community of Avila Beach and is now the Chair of the committee that approves new projects for Avila Beach prior to their being approved at the county level.
His many accomplishments have resulted in his continuing inclusion in Who's Who in Media & Communications, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.
Archie McLaren and writer, painter, photographer, musician, adventurer, Carissa Chappellet, live in Avila Beach, Big Sur, and Napa, California, where they enjoy hiking, bicycling and a variety of water and court sports, as well as raiding their wine cellar for special occasions with family and friends.
Carissa Chappellet
Owner & Managing Director
As a trained lawyer, skilled mediator, artist and photographer, Carissa assists in running the day-to-day operations of Chappellet alongside her brothers, Jon-Mark and Cyril, to ensure the success and long-term sustainability of the family-run winery. Carissa’s unique background allows her to work closely and effectively with the nine Chappellet family members who own the winery to ensure the seamless transition of Chappellet from the first generation of the family to the second generation and beyond. In consultation with her parents, founders Donn and Molly Chappellet, Carissa evaluates and oversees key estate planning and governance issues.
A passionate spokesperson on behalf of Chappellet, Carissa has also earned the title of ambassador-at-large. Traveling throughout the country and occasionally overseas with her life-partner, noted wine expert, writer and radio personality, Archie McLaren, Carissa represents Chappellet at a wide range of industry events. These events include the Napa Valley Wine Auction, the Jackson Hole Wine Auction, the Telluride Wine Festival and the Sun Valley Wine Auction. Carissa and Archie also enjoy hosting intimate Chappellet wine dinners, both in their home and on the road.
Carissa has also applied her numerous artistic talents to her work on behalf of Chappellet and the wine industry. Her first book, The Romance of California Vineyards, a visual tour of the wine country with photographs by Daniel D'Agostini, was published in 1997. Her own photography has been published in A Vineyard Garden, Gardens of the Wine Country, the Telluride Daily and the “Central Coast Wine Classic Catalog.” Carissa is also well known for her visually spectacular and often-humorous slide shows, which are displayed both at wine dinners and industry functions, and her original artwork will soon appear as part of Chappellet’s acclaimed Artist Label Series.
An active member in the wine community, Carissa is on the board of directors for the Central Coast Wine Classic Foundation, and is a member of the American Institute of Wine and Food, the National Association of Corporate Directors, and Women Chefs & Restaurateurs. When not working on behalf of Chappellet, Carissa explores her many areas of interest and expertise, which include being a talented musician, licensed hypnotherapist, certified massage therapist and avid cyclist. She is currently working on several writing projects, including a vegetarian food and wine cookbook, a book recounting her 15,000 mile bicycle trip around the world, and a children’s fantasy epic entitled The Dragon of Pritchard Hill, which takes its inspiration from Carissa’s childhood on the mountain.
Chappellet Winery Story
The Chappellets’ romance with Pritchard Hill started when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its spectacular vistas. Perched 1,200 feet above the floor of the Napa Valley, the atmosphere at the Chappellet family's winery and Pritchard Hill estate vineyards is serene and peaceful. You can't help but fall in love with the breathtaking views and the gentle mountain Donn and Molly Chappellet made their home.
The Chappellet family has been crafting world class wines from their Pritchard Hill estate vineyards since 1967. Spurred by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills and that mountain fruit would make superior wine, Chappellet followed the advice of legendary winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled on the rocky eastern slopes of the Napa Valley. The Chappellets were the first to plant vineyards exclusively on high elevation hillsides and the second winery to be established in the Napa Valley after Prohibition.
The foundation of Chappellet winemaking program is focused on creating extraordinary age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon that expresses the unique characteristics of the fruit from Pritchard Hill. The rugged terroir of Chappellet's vineyards produces wines with great intensity and depth, qualities that define the world's finest wines. For four decades Chappellet wines have received high praise from wine critics and have been sought after by the world's premier collectors.
Today the six Chappellet children share their parents’ romance with Pritchard Hill's complex rocky soils and magnificent views. They are passionate about preserving the land by using sustainable farming techniques and continuing what their parents started: making extraordinary wines that express the distinctiveness of Pritchard Hill.
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